Chetco River Report

Chetco River - Brookings, OR (Curry County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
1-2-2020
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The emergency angling closure in the Chetco River was lifted Dec. 7. Reduced wild Chinook harvest and bag limits remain in effect.

Temporary fishing regulations will be in place through Dec. 31 this year for wild Chinook salmon. Adult wild Chinook may be harvested, 1 per day and 5 per year, as part of daily or annual salmon/steelhead bag limit. However, of the 5 no more than 2 adult wild Chinook may be harvested for the period of Oct. 1 – Dec. 3.

For more information, please see the in-season regulation change tables here.

Steelhead may be harvested through March 31. Wild steelhead bag limits are 1/day and 3/year (accumulative zone-wide) as part of a daily or annual salmon/steelhead bag limit.




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